Beyond the welcome-back party:the long-term impact of study abroad on teacher behaviour

When pre-service teachers are returning from their study abroad as part of their teacher education programme, they often continue with their course and normal routines in life as they were used to. However, it is essential to reflect on how the study abroad learning outcomes may impact pre-service teachers’ behaviour. This dissertation gives more insights in 1) how study abroad could influence teacher behaviour, 2) which behaviour dimensions are part of intercultural teaching competence, 3) how teacher behaviour is influenced by school- and classroom-level characteristics, and 4) how teachers view diversity in their classroom and the way in which they make use of their study abroad learning outcomes.The findings lead to a new model for teacher behaviour in diverse classrooms and to suggestions on how study abroad may be more effectively integrated into teacher education in such a way that the learning outcomes of the sojourn go beyond the welcome-back party

Skin blood flow changes during apneic spells in preterm infants

Changes in skin blood flow during apneic spells were determined in 18 preterm infants using a diode laser Doppler flow meter without light conducting fibres. Heart rate, nasal air flow, impedance pneumography, skin and incubator temperature and laser Doppler skin blood flow were recorded simultaneously in each infant. During 212 apneic spells with a duration of 11.6 ± 7.5 s (mean ± S.D.) (range 6.0–48.0 s), the laser Doppler skin blood flow was measured. In all children except one, the majority of the apneic spells was associated with a decrease in skin blood flow. During 155 apneic spells (73%) skin blood flow decreased significantly P < 0.025), the maximum decrease being 16.7 ± 14.8%, 28.5 ± 23.9% and 18.9 ± 16.1% (mean ± S.D.) for central, obstructive and mixed apneic spells, respectively. The decrease in skin blood flow started immediately after the beginning of apneic spells in 71%, the rest started with a mean delay of 3.4 s (range 0.1–7.0 s). No relation was found between the decrease in skin blood flow and the duration of the apneic spells. Thirty-four percent of the apneic spells were accompanied by bradycardia. In apneic spells accompanied by bradycardia the decrease in skin blood flow was not related to the fall in heart rate

Interculturally competent teachers:Behavioural dimensions and the role of study abroad

Intercultural Teaching Competence (ITC) is essential for teaching in increasingly diverse primary schools. However, research has not sufficiently addressed the meaning and development of ITC, including whether study abroad during teacher education contributes to the dimensions included. Therefore, this study seeks to determine which dimensions of ITC the respondent teachers report and whether there is a difference in ITC between teachers with or without study abroad experience. Survey data from 155 Dutch primary school teachers measure dimensions of ITC selected from prior literature, of which five can be measured reliably. Furthermore, compared with teachers without study abroad experience, teachers with such experience score significantly higher on the ITC dimensions of openness and storytelling

Warmtehuishouding van pasgeborenen met een laag geboortegewicht. Een onderzoek naar warmteproduktie en warmteafgifte van pasgeborenen met een laag geboortegewicht in een couveuse met wandverwarming.

Pasgeborenen met een laag geboortegewicht worden meestal in couveuses verpleegd om te voorkomen dat hun lichaamstemperatuur beneden de normale waarde daalt. De neutrale omgevingstemperatuur van het kind wordt in het algemeen beschouwd als de optimale temperatuur. Bij de neutrale omgevingstemperatuur is niet alleen de lichaamstemperatuur van het kind normaal, maar bovendien is de warmteproduktie noodzakelijk voor het handhaven van de lichaamstemperatuur, minimaal. Dit komt omdat bij de neutrale omgevingstemperatuur de warmteafgifte minimaal is. ... Zie: Samenvattin

Het menselijk globine:bereiding, eigenschappen, toepassingen

Dit proefschrift bevat het onderzoek naar de bereiding, eigenschappen en toepassingsmogelijkheden van menselijk globine. Het is ontstaan uit de behoefte een nuttige bestemming te geven aan de menselijke erythrocyten, zoals deze vrijkomen bij de bereiding van lyophiel gedroogd plasma. ... Zie: Samenvattin